SYNOPSIS: In Alfred Hitchcock's world, theatres are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that 'final curtain' can drop any second. The droll "Stage Fright" springs from that entertaining tradition.

Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich).

Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily … mehrjuggles elements of humour and whodunit and puts a game ensemble (Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, Sybil Thorndike, Kay Walsh and daughter Patricia Hitchcock) through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and "Stage Fright" is proof positive.

ABOUT THE DVD; This is a release by WARNER HOME VIDEO for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view this DVD). The film is presented in COLOUR and in 1.85:1 aspect ratio WIDESCREEN format and runs for a total of 105 minutes. The AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language (there are also French and Italian dubbed audio-tracks on the disc) - SUBTITLES on the DVD are in English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic and Bulgarian (There are also hard-of-hearing subs for English and Italian languages only) - SPECIAL FEATURES on the DVD are new 'making of' featurette 'Hitchcock And Stage Fright' and the film's original theatrical trailer. weniger